Beverage serving device



Aug. 17, 1943. H. TEETOR BEVERAGE SERVING DEVICE Filed June 5, 1939 2Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 17, 1943.

H. TEETOR BEVERAGE SERVING DEVICE Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 5, 1939 YPatented Aug. 17, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE BEVERAGE SERVINGDEVICE lHerman Teetor, Hagerstown, Ind. Application June 5, 1939, SerialNo. 277,410

6 Claims.

My invention relates to beverage sewing devices including those adaptedfor measuring a. beverage and for mixing the same in a container fromwhich the mixed beverage may be consumed.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide improved means of theforegoing character which is oi' simple and inexpensive construction,which avoids waste of materials employed in mixing beverages, whichconserves space so that a greater number of persons may be served 'by atray of given size, which facilitates identication of a particularlbeverage for a. particular person, which is sanitary, and which servesits intended purpose in a highly eicient manner.

Another object is to provide beverage serving means which includes aswizzle stick or other mixing device adapted to support a jigger orother' measuring' device, the arrangement being such that the swlzziestick is adapted to support the jigger within a'receptacle in which thebeveru age is to be served and mixed so that the contents oi the jigger,if spilled, will be deposited within the receptacle from which thebeverage is intended to be consumed.

A more specific serving means including a swizzle stick of such lengththat one end is adapted to seat upon the bottom oi a receptacle in whichthe beverage is to be mixed and/or served andthe other end projects fromthe open end of the receptacle sui-n iiciehtly to permit it to begrasped by the user, which svvzzle stick supports, between its ends, e,jigger which is contained substantially witlnn the receptacle when theswizzle stick is supported therein..

Other objects and advantages will become epm parent as this descriptionprogresses and by refl @rence to the drawings wherein,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of one form oi structure embodying :myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the structure shown inFig. l;

Fig. 3 is a separated perspective view of the seria-rie stick shown inthe previous figures;

Fig. 4 is a View, partially in vertical section, illustrating anotherform of structure embodying :my invention;

Fig. 5 in a vertical sectional view still another form vention;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the swizzle stick shown in Fig. 5; y

Fig. 7 is a vievr, partially in vertical section,

illustrating of structure embodying my inobject is to provide beverageof an additional structure embodying my invention;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the swizzle stick shown in Fig. 7,illustrating in dotted lines a jigger detachably supported thereby; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective View of still another form of swizzle stick thatmay be employed in carrying out my invention.

My invention is quite useful in serving various kinds of beverages. Itfacilitates the serving of mixed beverages as Well as so-calied straightdrinks with chasers The structure shown in Figs. l to 3, inclusive,comprises a drinking glass or receptacle iii in which the beverage maybe mixed and served. The receptacle I0 is' preferably, but notnecessarily, formed of glass, as is customary. This structure furtherincludes a jigger or mixing glass H which, in the case of mixedbeverages, serves primarily as a measuring receptacle in which liquoror'other ingredient to be used in mixing the beverage is measured.various beverages, it is necessary or `desirable to stir and mixtogether the ingredients forming the beverage after they have beenplaced Within the receptacle il), and for that purpose I provide aswizzle stick l2 having knob-like ends 52a and l2". The swizzle stick i2may be formed of any desired and suitable material and it is, preferably, of a length greater than the depth of the glass l0 so that its endlila will project from the glass suiiciently for it to be readilygrasped by user. The other end lib of the swizzle stick is adapted toseat on the bottom of the glass ID, as shown in Fig. 2'.

In the serving of mixed beverages, and particularly where one of theingredients thereof is liquor andthe person to whom the beverage isserved desires to do his own mixing or have it mixed in his presence, itis customary to serve the liquor or other ingredient in a jigger, or thelike, measuring glass. It is `also customary to serve a. liquor-filledjigger and a set-up glass separately on a tray, and in doing this theliquor is quite often spilled from the jigger with resultant Waste.Also, in serving beverages in this prior manner, only a few drinks mayhe served on the ordinary tray surface; and Where several drinks areserved at one time, there is considerable confusion, resulting at timesin a person being served the wrong beverage. My invention avoids theforegoing objectionable conditions and greatly facilitates the mixingand erages by providing r'neasuring and mixing devices that may beassociated directly with the In mixing serving oi bevparticularreceptacle or glass in which the beverage is to be mixed and served.

To the foregoing end, my invention provides for support or the jigger ilby the swizzle stick l2 in such a way that both the swizzle stick andjigger may be disposed in easily accessible fashion within thereceptacle ld. Speciically, the swizzle stick l2 (Figs. 2 and 3) isprovided with a. triangularly shaped, horizontal jigger supporting shelfi3 which is located at suchl a poi- `hat, when the swizzle stick isseated in. the receptacle lil, it is spaced from the top of thereceptacle distance slightly less than the depth oi the jigger il. rheswizzle stick is further provided a vertical support ifi extendingupwardly from the shelf i3 and provided with a parti-circular supportingsurface lll shaped to embrace the side wall oi the jigger il (Figs. land 2). The side wall of the jigger il, as well as the side wall ci theglass lu, is slightly tapered (Fig. 2), and the vertical jiggersupporting surface MB is so located that, when the swizzle stick andjigger unit is placed in the glass, the jigger is snugly retained uponthe sheli support i3 between the swizzle stick and the opposite wall othe receptacle lll, with the upper edge oi the jigger projectingslightly above the receptacle where it may readily be grasped by theuser. The rear corners i3 of the shelf i3 are adapted to strike theadjacent wall of the receptacle itl to prevent rocking movement of theswizzle stick i2 thereby aiding the positioning of the jigger il asabove described.

With'the foregoing arrangement, the jigger l i may be iilled with liquorand then placed upon the swizzle stick support in the receptacle l@ fordelivery to the user. The user may then remove the jigger (by graspingthe jigger separately or by removing the swizzle stick i2) and pour thecontents into the receptacle lll. rThe receptacle lll may initially haveanother mixed beverage ingredient therein or suoh ingredient may beplaced therein at the time the beverage is mixed. The swizzle stick l2is then utilized to mix the contents of the receptacle l@ and it may ormay not be removed in consuming the beverage. ln the use of thestructure just described, spillage of the contents of the jigger williind its way directly into thereceptacle id, and the proper lled jiggerwill always be associated with a particular receptacle or so-calledset-up with a minimum o confusion when serving a plurality of drinks atone time.

In some instances the user may wish to drink the jigger contents withoutmixing the same with any other ingredient, using the contents oi thecontainer as a so-called chaserf My invention facilitates this manner ofservice and permits the user to employ only one hand in handling boththe straight drink and the Chosen leaving the other hand free for otheruses, such as holding food, etc.

My invention may take various other forms such as shown in Figs. d to 9,inclusive. Referring to Fig. 4, for example, the swizzle stick may takethe form of an elongated member l5 having a receptacle or jigger portionl@ formed integrally therewith intermediate its knob-like ends 58* and|5b. The member l5 is of such length and the jigger portion i6 is sopositioned thereon that, when the member is placed in the receptacle I1,the jigger portion i6 is supported within the receptacle near the opentop thereof.

Or, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the swizzle stick I8 may take the form ofan elongated member a jigger portion i9 formed integrally with andconstituting the upper end thereof. In this form, the lower part of theswizzle stick I8 serves as a .handie handling the jigger portion I9 whenthe `ligger contents into the glass or mit :rec .cie ii, or when thecontents of the jigger "fe consumed str-aight" without ger 1 tion i5serves as a oonvenient hanc nolo. n using the swizzle stick to stir andthe contents of the glass 20.

ln the structure shown in Figs. '7 and 8, the swizzle stick 2i issimilar to the swizzle sticks (Fig. 5i and i@ d) except that it isprovided with an integral ring 22 which is of a diameter adapted toreceive the lower part of a detachable, taper-walled jigger 23. The ring22 is so located on the stick 2i that its upper edge is disposed at theupper edge of the glass or mixing receptacle Ed when the stick isdisposed in such glass (Fig. 7), also, the ring 22 is of such diameterthat only .a small part Aof the jigger projects thereabove, which jiggerpart projects above the upper edge of the container 24 so that it may bereadily grasped to detach it from the swizzle stick 2i. li? desired, theswizzle sticks shown in Figs. 2 and 3 may iirst be raised beforedetaching the jigger.

if desired, the swizzle stick may take the form shown in Fig. 9. in thatcase the swizzle stick 25 may be similar to that of Fig. 2, except thatit is provided with a pan-like shelf 26 adapted to receive and supportthe bottom of a jigger shown in dotted lines at 2l. in this form, thesupport 2d is preferably located at about the same position as thesupport i3 of Fig. 2, thereby positioning the jigger 2l similarly to thejigger Il shown in Fig. 2.

l claim:

l. Beverage serving structure adapted for use with a glass or otherreoeptable in which a beverage is to be mixed, which comprises a swizzlestick of such length that its lower end is adapted to seat on the bottomof a mixing receptacle `with its upper end projecting therefromsutilciently to permit it to be grasped by the user, a receptacle ofless size than the receptacle in which the drink is to be mixed, andmeans on said swizzle stick for supporting said lesser receptacle whichincludes a horizontal support upon which the bottom of said lesserreceptacle is seated and a vertical support extending upwardly from saidhorizontal support and curved to embrace the side wall of the .ligger-2. Beverage serving structure comprising a mixing receptacle, a swizzlestick adapted to be supported in said receptacle, a measuring receptacleof less size than said mixing receptacle so that it may be disposedtherewithin, and means intermediate the ends of said swizzle stick forsupporting said measuring receptacle, which includes a horizontalsupport and a support extending upwardly therefrom and curved to embracethe side wall of said measuring receptacle, said supporting means beingpositioned in the mixing receptacle at such height that said measuringreceptacle is retained within the open end portion of said mixingreceptacle by the supporting means on said swizzle stick.

3. A swizzle stick or beverage mixing device, which comprises anelongated mixing member of such length that one end is adapted to seatupon the bottom of a receptacle with its other end projecting from thereceptacle, a horizontal shelflike portion between the ends of saidmember adapted Vto receive the bottom of a receptacle,

and another portion extending upwardly from said shelf-like portion andhaving a. curved surceptacle.

5. Beverage serving structure comprising a glass or other receptacle inwhich a beverage is to be served, a swizzle stick adapted to besupported within said receptacle, a jigger or other measuring glass ofsuch size that it may readily be received Within the open end of saidserving receptacle, and means on said swizzle stick for supporting saidjigger which includes a horizontally disposed and triangularly shapedsupport upon which the bottom of said jigger is adapted to seat, saidsupport being so arranged that its rear corners are adapted to strikethe Wall of said serving receptacle and prevent rocking of said swizzlestick, and a vertical support extending upwardly from said horizontalsupport and having a surface adapted to embrace the side wall of saidjigger.

6. A swizzle stick or beverage mixing device comprising an elongatedbody member having one end adapted to seat upon the bottom of areceptacle, an integral, triangularly shaped, horizontally disposedshelf on said body member intermediate its ends and having one of itssides extending transversely of said body member, and an integral,vertical support extending upwardly from said shelf and having a curvedsurface adapted to embrace the side wall of a receptacle.

HERMAN TEETOR.

